Lone Protester Pickets Tanner Gun Show In Denver

DENVER (CBS4) – As the debate over gun control continues big crowds were met with a protester at the Tanner Gun Show at the Denver Merchandise Mart on Saturday.

Ever since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, there have been increased talks about gun control in the United States.

People were filing in an out of the Tanner Gun Show proudly putting their First Amendment right to use. Some bought guns for hunting, others for protection. They were met with opposition as one lone protester picketed out front in support of a ban on so called assault weapons.

“Something snapped in me and I have to say something,” the protester said.

The lone protester outside the Tanner Gun Show (credit: CBS)

“Ban spoons, they make me fat,” a person yelled at the protester.

The topic of gun control brought out a range of emotions from people driving by, some even yelling profanity at the thought of controlling their rights as an American.

“It’s a tool. People kill people and you can’t argue with a sick mind,” a man said.